Weather Records on 16 June 1970

443 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1970. Highest significance: Kanpur, IN.

Key Facts for 16 June 1970

On 16 June 1970, 443 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 432 daily.
Kanpur set a daily record precipitation of 102.2 mm (4.0 in) on 16 June 1970.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

443 stations

443 station records on 16 June 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kenora A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nidderau-Windecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bahraich	India	Record daily precipitation	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nottingham Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lahar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gorjacinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chetwynd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hussainabad	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rehli	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatra	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coomandook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peint	India	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

443 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 264, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 16 June 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 432.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

380 broken records

Margins by which the 380 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1970

Top 20 records on 16 June 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1970	Kanpur, IN	daily rain	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1970	Milan Exp STN, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1970	Roseau, US	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1970	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1970	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1970	Budapest, HU	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1970	Kenora A, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1970	Nidderau-Windecken, DE	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1970	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1970	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1970	Bahraich, IN	daily rain	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1970	Nottingham Island, CA	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1970	Nanpara, IN	daily rain	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1970	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1970	Lahar, IN	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1970	Litchfield, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1970	Warroad, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1970	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1970	Indian Bay, CA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1970	Sorab, IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 443 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 06-16 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1807	1
1822	1
1839	1
1840	2
1841	1
1844	1
1846	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	2
1858	2
1866	1
1867	3
1869	2
1870	2
1874	1
1880	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	2
1895	6
1896	2
1897	1
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	13
1903	11
1904	7
1905	9
1906	17
1907	17
1908	46
1909	7
1910	11
1911	18
1912	33
1913	41
1914	49
1915	26
1916	72
1917	71
1918	36
1919	189
1920	85
1921	50
1922	53
1923	115
1924	159
1925	207
1926	122
1927	361
1928	97
1929	193
1930	412
1931	250
1932	146
1933	477
1934	258
1935	301
1936	362
1937	260
1938	381
1939	602
1940	360
1941	239
1942	398
1943	648
1944	530
1945	980
1946	602
1947	348
1948	560
1949	541
1950	495
1951	276
1952	943
1953	428
1954	524
1955	628
1956	434
1957	751
1958	511
1959	389
1960	482
1961	1,345
1962	405
1963	491
1964	713
1965	940
1966	414
1967	529
1968	326
1969	870
1970	443
1971	465
1972	606
1973	564
1974	915
1975	302
1976	733
1977	466
1978	535
1979	585
1980	685
1981	1,500
1982	777
1983	818
1984	584
1985	744
1986	747
1987	1,400
1988	813
1989	1,310
1990	647
1991	851
1992	872
1993	695
1994	1,219
1995	1,674
1996	723
1997	1,104
1998	1,828
1999	1,012
2000	934
2001	606
2002	979
2003	569
2004	783
2005	740
2006	754
2007	1,001
2008	579
2009	729
2010	931
2011	890
2012	706
2013	407
2014	329
2015	988
2016	772
2017	620
2018	932
2019	560
2020	819
2021	1,652
2022	1,237
2023	637
2024	606
2025	676
2026	1,114

Download the Data

Data for records on 1970-06-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	328
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3